TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy and Eric Peterson co-hosts the new episode of Australia-based Triple J's The Racket with host Andrew Haug. The program is streaming on the Triple J website at this location (player is at top right of page).

Testament recently have just wrapped up the American Carnage tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH. Now that Testament is back, they are ready to head into writing and recording mode for their upcoming follow up to The Formation Of Damnation.

Testament vocalist Chuck Billy comments: “The American Carnage tour was great for us, but now is the time for us to hold off on performing and go full steam ahead on getting the record finished. We currently have studio time booked at the end of this year, and we’re shooting for a mid-2011 release. The new album will most likely be a culmination of The Gathering and The Formation Of Damnation, but we’re definitely not going to forget who we are or our roots. I think we’ve found a comfortable spot in our writing style.”

Testament Guitarist Eric Peterson adds: “I think the tour went really well for us. It’s the first time we had a stage set to our live performance, which was a lot of fun, and it brought the band to a whole new level in regards to performing. Playing with Megadeth and Slayer again was a lot of fun. We’re going to be home during the fall and winter working on new material. As we speak, I’m working on new music, and we’re shooting to record by the end of the year. That’s our plan, but we’re not going to just put out a record to put out a record. We have standards, and we’re picky as to what exactly we want to put out.”

Testament’s album The Formation Of Damnation was recently reissued in a deluxe tour edition in celebration of their two tours this year.

The Formation Of Damnation two-disc deluxe tour edition of the band’s comeback album includes:

Disc 1:

‘The Persecuted Won’t Forget’

‘Killing Season’

Afterlife

‘The Evil Has Landed’

‘The Formation Of Damnation’

‘Henchmen Ride’

‘More Than Meets The Eye’

‘Dangers Of The Faithless’

‘False Evidence Appearing Real’ (F.E.A.R.)

‘Leave Me Forever’

Disc 2

‘The New Order’ (audio and video)

‘Practice What You Preach’ (audio and video)

‘Souls Of Black’ (Audio and Video, recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV “52/52” special)

‘More Than Meets The Eye’ (music video)